Wed, Apr 8 · FINAL
18:45Zach Benson Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Doan (26), Josh Norris (19)
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- 18:453rdZach Benson Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Doan (26), Josh Norris (19)
- 7:143rdJason Zucker Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (40)
- 5:513rdAlex Tuch Goal (31) Deflected, assists: Peyton Krebs (27), Tage Thompson (41)
- 14:442ndAdam Fox Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Vincent Trocheck (37), Mika Zibanejad (43)
- 2:572ndAlexis Lafrenière Goal (24) Snap Shot, assists: Drew Fortescue (2)
- 19:211stAlexis Lafrenière Goal (23) Tip-In, assists: Adam Fox (43), J.T. Miller (34)
- 8:581stZach Benson Goal (11) Deflected, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (53), Bowen Byram (31)
- 4:401stRyan McLeod Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (19), Conor Timmins (8)
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bowen ByramD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:07 | 0:58 | 0:00 | 21:09 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rasmus DahlinD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24:30 | 4:50 | 0:00 | 19:40 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael KesselringD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:37 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Owen PowerD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:09 | 0:06 | 0:57 | 19:06 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Mattias SamuelssonD | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20:39 | 0:00 | 2:11 | 18:28 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Conor TimminsD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:26 | 0:00 | 1:14 | 15:12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
New York Rangers
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Will BorgenD | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:24 | 0:04 | 1:24 | 13:56 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Drew FortescueD | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:34 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:34 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Adam FoxD | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 23:20 | 2:11 | 0:49 | 20:20 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Vladislav GavrikovD | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 24:41 | 0:00 | 3:11 | 21:30 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Matthew RobertsonD | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:52 | 0:00 | 0:39 | 15:13 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Braden SchneiderD | 2 | 5 | 1 | -2 | 22:35 | 0:00 | 4:28 | 18:07 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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